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Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

• Greatly Improved relationships with key business partners to deliver on Integrated Catchment Management objectives and goals• Mended and built-up partnership relationships to successfully closed off multi-organisational environmental programme worth $13million • Coordinated internal and external resources to resolve an emergency environmental incident and restoring the lagoon to a healthy state • Manage and lead-on various ongoing reactive projects

Southland, New Zealand

• Developed and Implemented an Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) Model of working, breaking down siloed working and driving a more coordinated organisational approach • Led and coordinated regional response to drought situations due to changing climate, including developing a staged response and open communications• Provide support functions to the General Manager, including managing one-off urgent projects• Developed an operational-focused Regulatory Framework to drive improved regulatory functions and responses

Otago & Southland, New Zealand

• Developed and implemented multi-criteria analysis system resulting in un-biased and priority-based decision-making process for budget allocation• Developed close working relationships park managers and rangers, resulting in a more cooperative approach to annual business planning and clearer identification of business priorities• Business Planning for parks, recreation, and heritage operations• Co-ordinate capital works program for development of new parks assets (huts, tracks, etc.) • Developed reporting criteria and templates to support project milestones allowing for more systematic and timely project responses

Otago & Southland, New Zealand

• Elected representative in local government• Leadership, Advocacy, and Representation for the people and communities• Governance, Oversight, and Decision-making of local government – including budgets, services, waste management, infrastructure, and economic development

Otago & Southland, New Zealand

• Regulatory Management of Health & Safety• Significant stakeholder engagement• Implemented new legislation (Health & Safety at Work Act 2015), including developing processes and communications• Increased customer satisfaction by 30%, through high engagement• Program development for agriculture sector• Budgeting and Quality AssuranceKey Achievements:• Lead cultural change towards a more customer-focused and engaging approach to regulatory action in H&S- resulting in a more cohesive team and better uptake from clients towards improving H&S• Brand Marketing - Greatly improved public perception of WorkSafe Brand, through change management and sector engagement• Cross-Agency Working Agreement – Led cross organisational negotiations to develop a combined and agreed approach to address compliance issues in relation to Asbestos

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Worked with Business Readiness for IGMS project

Palmerston North

Lead and manage teams of Immigration Officers and Documentation Officers in the Student Branch of Immigration New Zealand. this involved extensive and on-going recruitment - due to the seasonal nature of student visas

Suva, Fiji

Key responsibilities Joint Intelligence discussions with Five Eyes Conference Partners – topics included: People trafficking, Border Control trends, and Migration Risks Lead team of Visa Processing Officers  Interagency Liaison with High Commission, NZTE, and other Consulates Key Achievements Business Recovery - Successfully managed business recovery following major 2 week IT outage just prior to peak season and ensured minimal impact on customer service. This was achieved through planning, prioritizing and managing risk, as well as delegation and clear instructions

Isle Of Wight, England, United Kingdom

Instructor in various Outdoor pursuits, including rock-climbing, abseiling, rifle shooting, ropes and confidence courses, and quad bike riding

Master'S Degree, Indigenous Studies, Currently Undertaking

The MIndS programme was developed as a way of engaging with indigenous issues and peoples. The degree was formulated on the basis that.

Certificate, Regulatory Practice

Operational Practice and Operational Theory of Regulatory Practice

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics And Geography

Strong focus on sustainability, economic development, and geopolitics

National Diploma In Business Computing, Lv6, Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services

Activities and Societies: In addition to my Studies I was also an executive member of Christchurch Polytech Student's Association.

Cultural Exchange Student, American High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Basketball Public Speaking Ambassador for New Zealandscored in the top 2 percentile of all students in the ASVAB.